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  • Dr_PainD Dr_Pain

    Have you ever been frustrated with the amount of mince left over in the elbow of your stuffer? Well I have.

    A week or so ago I posed the question on the board and got some inspiring response. As a result, and based on my background as a physical therapist, I took the suggestion of a “sacrificial bolus” and found a reusable alternative. I did some quick research and ordered some thermoplastic rubber stress ball and low and behold my problem was solved. The b@lls are BPA/phthalate/latex free, are soft enough to conform, but also resilient enough to be squeezed by the stuffer without breaking apart.

    I wonder if Austin and Jonathon would consider carrying some and calling them "Dr_Pain’s stuffer b@lls " ROFL!!

    Anyway, I made some snack stick this past Sunday and they worked like a charm. I bottomed out the piston, retracted it, pushed the first ball in the mince, bottomed out the piston again and added 2 more (same process). I should add that I did clean them with soap and hot water and sanitized it with a diluted iodoform solution (before and after).

    Enjoy the pictures!

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    Dr_Pain is that the 11 lb stuffer?

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      Do they make a cool sound when firing out of there?

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      • Dr_PainD Dr_Pain

        Have you ever been frustrated with the amount of mince left over in the elbow of your stuffer? Well I have.

        A week or so ago I posed the question on the board and got some inspiring response. As a result, and based on my background as a physical therapist, I took the suggestion of a “sacrificial bolus” and found a reusable alternative. I did some quick research and ordered some thermoplastic rubber stress ball and low and behold my problem was solved. The b@lls are BPA/phthalate/latex free, are soft enough to conform, but also resilient enough to be squeezed by the stuffer without breaking apart.

        I wonder if Austin and Jonathon would consider carrying some and calling them "Dr_Pain’s stuffer b@lls " ROFL!!

        Anyway, I made some snack stick this past Sunday and they worked like a charm. I bottomed out the piston, retracted it, pushed the first ball in the mince, bottomed out the piston again and added 2 more (same process). I should add that I did clean them with soap and hot water and sanitized it with a diluted iodoform solution (before and after).

        Enjoy the pictures!

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        bocephus
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        Dr_Pain Thanks for the experiment, one of the reasons this sight is so nice, everyone has great information and I learn things I wouldn’t even thought about.

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        • ND MikeN ND Mike

          Dr_Pain is that the 11 lb stuffer?

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          ND Mike said in Meat Stuffer HACK!!!:

          Dr_Pain is that the 11 lb stuffer?

          Mike, that is actually a 7lbs stuffer but I think the 11lbs has the same elbow size. I’m sending you a pic of the diameter measurement. Should be easy to see if that size would work for your application

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          • HerbcoFoodH HerbcoFood

            Do they make a cool sound when firing out of there?

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            HerbcoFood said in Meat Stuffer HACK!!!:

            Do they make a cool sound when firing out of there?

            I was actually disappointed that there was no guttural sound or farting type noise as they were being compressed but since the horn was still attached there was a “failure to launch”

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            • B bocephus

              Dr_Pain Thanks for the experiment, one of the reasons this sight is so nice, everyone has great information and I learn things I wouldn’t even thought about.

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              bocephus said in Meat Stuffer HACK!!!:

              Dr_Pain Thanks for the experiment, one of the reasons this sight is so nice, everyone has great information and I learn things I wouldn’t even thought about.

              You are welcome buddy! I don’t always have good ideas but sometimes… I have worse ideas LOL!

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              • Dr_PainD Dr_Pain

                HerbcoFood said in Meat Stuffer HACK!!!:

                Do they make a cool sound when firing out of there?

                I was actually disappointed that there was no guttural sound or farting type noise as they were being compressed but since the horn was still attached there was a “failure to launch”

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                Regular Contributors Team Orange Sous Vide
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                Dr_Pain said in Meat Stuffer HACK!!!:

                HerbcoFood said in Meat Stuffer HACK!!!:

                Do they make a cool sound when firing out of there?

                I was actually disappointed that there was no guttural sound or farting type noise as they were being compressed but since the horn was still attached there was a “failure to launch”

                boooo

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                • Dr_PainD Dr_Pain

                  ND Mike said in Meat Stuffer HACK!!!:

                  Dr_Pain is that the 11 lb stuffer?

                  Mike, that is actually a 7lbs stuffer but I think the 11lbs has the same elbow size. I’m sending you a pic of the diameter measurement. Should be easy to see if that size would work for your application

                  815aef51-2198-451e-9937-079fa033a128-image.png

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                  Dr_Pain thanks!

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                  • Dr_PainD Dr_Pain

                    Have you ever been frustrated with the amount of mince left over in the elbow of your stuffer? Well I have.

                    A week or so ago I posed the question on the board and got some inspiring response. As a result, and based on my background as a physical therapist, I took the suggestion of a “sacrificial bolus” and found a reusable alternative. I did some quick research and ordered some thermoplastic rubber stress ball and low and behold my problem was solved. The b@lls are BPA/phthalate/latex free, are soft enough to conform, but also resilient enough to be squeezed by the stuffer without breaking apart.

                    I wonder if Austin and Jonathon would consider carrying some and calling them "Dr_Pain’s stuffer b@lls " ROFL!!

                    Anyway, I made some snack stick this past Sunday and they worked like a charm. I bottomed out the piston, retracted it, pushed the first ball in the mince, bottomed out the piston again and added 2 more (same process). I should add that I did clean them with soap and hot water and sanitized it with a diluted iodoform solution (before and after).

                    Enjoy the pictures!

                    2ebb7e30-8614-4b5e-bbd1-dc51cff0599f-image.png

                    eff773ed-dae3-49d5-bbbc-2b700cf4f9d5-image.png

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                    Dr_Pain
                    Great idea! You got a lot of bals trying that! 🤔😉😂
                    Had to misspell to avoid the censor. Really!

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                      Now I’m curious. He had a bunch of basketballs. He had a bunch of basket [censored].

                      Interesting… Austin? This is not one of the “seven words”. LOL

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                        I find it interesting that the concern is left over meat in the throat meanwhile I still have 2 lbs left in the bottom of my stuffer. I use extra washers to put my plunger further down as a hack to reduce it to 1 1/2 lbs. Now what do I gotta do for a hack to get the rest out……thinking a new stuffer is in order.

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                        • twilliamsT twilliams

                          I find it interesting that the concern is left over meat in the throat meanwhile I still have 2 lbs left in the bottom of my stuffer. I use extra washers to put my plunger further down as a hack to reduce it to 1 1/2 lbs. Now what do I gotta do for a hack to get the rest out……thinking a new stuffer is in order.

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                          bocephus
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                          twilliams That is what it sounds to me too, that is a lot of meat left in the bottom, I would think the plunger should bottom out.

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                          • twilliamsT twilliams

                            I find it interesting that the concern is left over meat in the throat meanwhile I still have 2 lbs left in the bottom of my stuffer. I use extra washers to put my plunger further down as a hack to reduce it to 1 1/2 lbs. Now what do I gotta do for a hack to get the rest out……thinking a new stuffer is in order.

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                            glen
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                            twilliams said in Meat Stuffer HACK!!!:

                            I find it interesting that the concern is left over meat in the throat meanwhile I still have 2 lbs left in the bottom of my stuffer. I use extra washers to put my plunger further down as a hack to reduce it to 1 1/2 lbs. Now what do I gotta do for a hack to get the rest out……thinking a new stuffer is in order.

                            I have done the same thing with my stuffer

                            Give a man a fish and he eats for a day
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                            • PapaSopP PapaSop

                              Now I’m curious. He had a bunch of basketballs. He had a bunch of basket [censored].

                              Interesting… Austin? This is not one of the “seven words”. LOL

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                              PapaSop said in Meat Stuffer HACK!!!:

                              Now I’m curious. He had a bunch of basketballs. He had a bunch of basket [censored].

                              Interesting… Austin? This is not one of the “seven words”. LOL

                              Lol, that was probably in the list of default censored words. Probably fine for us to remove it!

                              –Austin Walton
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                                Here is a test… Balls should not be censored anymore. We’ll see if it works.

                                –Austin Walton
                                VP of Operations at Walton’s & Meatgistics Host

                                Shop waltons.com for Everything but the Meat!
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                                • AustinA Austin

                                  Here is a test… Balls should not be censored anymore. We’ll see if it works.

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                                  Austin said in Meat Stuffer HACK!!!:

                                  Here is a test… Balls should not be censored anymore. We’ll see if it works.

                                  LOL. You’re the best!

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                                    alex53
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                                    thank you DR_Pain the balls worked like a charm. stuffed 30 lbs of polish sausage , now getting ready to smoke it

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                                      Dr_Pain We actually showed this off at last nights BHA event and just like the last time we did it, it worked like a charm! Its a great trick and I recommend everyone try this!

                                      Get more help with your processing questions and learn more about processing meat by subscribing to our waltonsinc.com youtube page at https://wltns.link/waltonstv I am a Gorilla, love yourself

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                                      • JonathonJ Jonathon

                                        Dr_Pain We actually showed this off at last nights BHA event and just like the last time we did it, it worked like a charm! Its a great trick and I recommend everyone try this!

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                                        Jonathon said in Meat Stuffer HACK!!!:

                                        Dr_Pain We actually showed this off at last nights BHA event and just like the last time we did it, it worked like a charm! Its a great trick and I recommend everyone try this!

                                        Thanks Jon! Do you think Walton is gonna start carrying it and call it The Crazy Canuck’s squishy stuffer balls??

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                                        • Dr_PainD Dr_Pain

                                          Jonathon said in Meat Stuffer HACK!!!:

                                          Dr_Pain We actually showed this off at last nights BHA event and just like the last time we did it, it worked like a charm! Its a great trick and I recommend everyone try this!

                                          Thanks Jon! Do you think Walton is gonna start carrying it and call it The Crazy Canuck’s squishy stuffer balls??

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                                          Dr_Pain great idea 💡 and great name 👍

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